Photo © Keith Tailby
Golden Twin-spot
Chrysodeixis chalcites
Checklist Number73.008 [B&F: 2428]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Immigrant from southern Europe, appearing in southern England: up to 1980, there were about 18 records, all in September and October, between 1980 and 2001 over 100 specimens were recorded. In 1977 and 1978 some 20 larvae or pupae were found on house plants imported from the Canary Islands and Kenya. The first in our area was in 1965, on Wight, and there have been 8 further records on the island, five this century. In Hampshire the first was in 1981, with an increase in recent years: all but two have been since 2014 Wingspan 33-44 mm. The most likely confusion species is Tunbridge Wells Gem C. acuta, which see for differences. Larva feeds on a wide variety of plants.
The abundance in each month is indicated as follows:
No records
Very occasional
Irregular
Uncommon
Off-peak, but not unusual
Off-peak, but not unusual
Main flight time| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Larval | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Records by week (adult)
Records by week (larval)
VC10 Isle of Wight
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 05/10/1965 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 09/09/1985 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 19/10/1988 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Adult |
| Freshwater (SZ38) | 19/11/1998 | one | Sam Knill-Jones | Larval |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 29/10/2007 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
| Wheelers Bay (SZ57) | 30/08/2014 | one | Andy Butler | Adult |
| Wheelers Bay (SZ57) | 22/07/2016 | one | Andy Butler | Adult |
| East Cowes (SZ59) | 19/10/2018 | one | Vidya Wolton | Adult |
| Bonchurch (SZ57) | 13/11/2018 | one | James Halsey | Adult |
VC11 South Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highcliffe (SZ29) | 1981 | one | E H Wild | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 30/07/2014 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Sandy Point (SZ79) | 22/09/2014 | one | Andy Johnson | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 13/08/2016 | one | Jeff Goodridge | Adult |
| Fareham (SU50) | 24/10/2017 | one | Ivor McPherson | Adult |
| Bournemouth (SZ19) | 11/10/2018 | one | David Evans | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 20/09/2019 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Southsea (SZ69) | 09/08/2020 | one | John R Langmaid | Adult |
| Browndown Coastal Ranges (SZ59) | 28/10/2022 | one | Keith Wheeler | Adult |
| Lymington (SZ39) | 10/11/2022 | one | Alec Harmer | Adult |
VC12 North Hampshire
| Site | Date | Quantity | Recorder | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood (SU43) | 23/09/1998 | one | Reg A Bell | Adult |
